Higashimurayama City (東村山市), Tokyo

Higashimurayama (Japanese: 東村山市) is a city in the north-central part of Tokyo Metropolis. It is bordered by Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture as well as the cities in Tokyo Metropolis including Higashikurume, Kiyose and Kodaira.

Higashimurayama covers 17.17 sq km (6.63 sq mi) and has a population of 151,000 people (2012 estimate). Human habitation here goes back to the Japanese Paleolithic times, as evidenced by artifacts discovered here from the Jōmon, Yayoi and Kufun periods.

The village of Higashimurayama was established in 1889 and was initially part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was transferred to Tokyo Prefecture in 1893. Higashimurayama was given town status in 1942, and city status in 1964. Once a farming area, it is today a bedroom community for those working in central Tokyo.

Jizō Hall at the Shōfuku-ji Temple in Higashimurayama, Tokyo

Going to Higashimurayama

There are many trains serving Higashimurayama. They include the JR East Musashino Line (Stations: Shin Akitsu, Ozaku), the Seibu Railway Company's Seibu Shinjuku Line (Kumegawa station), Seibu Haijima Line (Hagiyama station), Seibu Kokubunji Line (Higashimurayama station), Seibu Tamako Line (Stations: Hagiyama, Yasaka, Musashi Yamato, Seibu Yūenchi), Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Akitsu station), Seibu Seibu-en Line (Stations: Higashimurayama, Seibu-en) and Seibu Yamaguchi Line (Seibu Yūenchi station.

A sight of note in Higashimurayama is the Jizō hall at the Shōfuku-ji Temple. It is the oldest building in Tokyo and only one of two in the metropolis to be registered as a National Treasure of Japan.

Sights and Landmarks in Higashimurayama

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